#daniel o'malley

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There's a new Chequy book by Daniel O'Malley coming July 2025. I am so stoked.

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December 2024 Reading Wrap Up

I read 3 books and got 3 kindle challenge achievements this month!

Now let's look at the breakdown :)

Reading Challenge Progress: I committed to reading 30 books in 2024 and I've finally done it!

Top Genre read as at December 2024: Fantasy

My first read for December and Book #28 was Blitz by Daniel O'Malley Rating: 2/5

This was an okay read because I liked the other books. Blitz really should have been separate books. The segues felt like I was reading unfiltered racing thoughts so if that's your thing, have at it! It was an okay read but I'm not inspired to read more from this series.

Blitz helped me obtain the Autumn's Fables achievement in the 2024 Year End Kindle Challenge.

I also obtained the Nom de Plume achievement in the 2024 Year End Kindle Challenge by following M.L. Wang!

Book #29 was Masquerade by O.O. Sangoyomi Rating: 3.5/5

I liked this book, took me a while to get into it though which is why I couldn't go all the way to 4 stars. It had me asking "Girl, what do you mean?" so many times! I liked that it didn't feel like western culture but Africa. It was an enjoyable read and I'm glad it didn't flesh out to be a black woman struggle story. I definitely would not want to be in her shoes but she did that.

Goodreads introduced reading challenges and this read was definitely influenced by that. This book is set in Mali and helped with my read around the world challenge.

Masquerade helped me obtain the Best of 2024 achievement in the 2024 Year End Kindle Challenge & the Choice Awards achievement in the Goodreads Reading Challenge Beta.

Book #30 was The Apocrypha. Rating: 3/5

I read the whole Bible last year, figure I'd also see what's up in the Directors Cut, if you will.

The Apocrypha helped me complete the Diamond Reader Challenge in the Goodreads Reading Challenge Beta.

I am very proud of myself for sticking to my reading goal for 2024 and making it here. It got a bit scary for a sec but I did it!

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And that's it!

Now for a two week break to reset my Kindle streak and then I start fresh in 2025! See you there!

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Group photos with the authors at Supanova Melbourne!

From left to right: T. Kingfisher, Daniel O'Malley, Richard Swan, Maria Lewis, Lynette Noni and Luke Arnold

Photo by Brittany Mackay

Credits to Supanova Melbourne Facebook

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Book recommendation for 2024

Back during the shutdown, I found myself desperate for a new book or two or ten but unable to go to my favorite bookstore and spend a day exploring. At wit's end, I searched online for "fiction novel fantasy horror funny mystery" all at once. I wasn't actually expecting a single book to fit all those needs, but The Rook by Daniel O’Malley did exactly that. I enjoyed it so much, I ended up gifting it to three different people that year.

Bonus if you enjoy it: it is the first in a triology-of-sorts.

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Sharpe + Text Post (Part 22)

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Arctic Monkeys in Pistoia, July 2014

By Daniele Cavalli

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The Rook by Daniel O'Malley

Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction, Adult Fiction, Paranormal/Supernatural

Setting: England

Description: "The body you are wearing used to be mine." So begins the letter Myfanwy Thomas is holding when she awakes in a London park surrounded by bodies all wearing latex gloves...Read more on Goodreads/Storygraph

Content Warning information can be found via the above Storygraph link.

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More from Luke Arnold with other authors at Supanova Gold Coast!

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I Saw The TV Glow (2024)

Director - Jane Schoenbrun, Cinematography - Eric K. Yue

"Soon, you won't remember anything. Your real name, your superpowers, you won't even remember that you're dying."

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Arctic Monkeys in Italy in 2014

📸: danielecavalli (in IG stories)

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local teens decide to traumatize the wasteland back

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LGBTQ Movie of the Day:

I Saw The TV Glow

Description:

Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show - a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.

Title: I Saw The TV Glow

Genre: Psychological Horror / Drama

Age Rating: 15

Release Date: 2024

Relationships: Unknown

Representation: Transgender

Running Time: 1h 40m

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

Box Office: $5.3 million

Starring: Justice Smith, Jack Haven, Helena Howard, Lindsey Jordan, Conner O’Malley, Emma Portner, Ian Foreman, Fred Durst, Danielle Deadwyler

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I Saw the TV Glow

directed by Jane Schoenbrun, 2024

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Isak Edberg, Belt of Orion, (Limited Edition 12", Digital album), XKatedral, [January 17], 2025, Limited edition of 300 copies

Music by Isak Edberg Performed by Mats Persson Recorded by Mats Erlandsson and Daniel M Karlsson at Fylkingen in Stockholm Mixed by Mats Erlandsson Mastering by Johannes Ahlberg, Saintpid Mastering Artwork by Lina Ewinnerlig Sleeve design by Stephen O'Malley